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Gold! / David Shannon.

Shannon, David, 1959- (author,, illustrator.).

Summary:

A riotous retelling of the Midas myth by the Caldecott Honor-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author of No, David!Maximilian Midas was a peculiar little boy.He didn't much like chocolate and he didn't play with toys.The first word that he uttered when he was one year oldWasn't Mama, wasn't Papa; what Maxie said was, ٢Gold!٣Max Midas isn't like the other kids. Instead of trying to make friends, he decides to make millions and spends it all on what he loves best: GOLD. Gold statues. Gold fountains. Piles and piles of gold, and atop them all, a golden castle. But one day, things get lonely inside his shiny castle and Max finally learns that gold isn't worth anything without friends and family by your side.

Record details

ISBN: 9780593352274
ISBN: 0593352270
Physical Description: 40 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Publisher: New York : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2022.
Copyright: ©2022.

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:	Ages 3-7. Viking. Grades K-1. Viking. NP Lexile. NP Lexile
Study Program Information Note:	Accelerated Reader AR LG 3.6 0.5 518994.